Reithrodon
Sign in to saveReithrodon is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following living species: Bunny rat (Reithrodon auritus) Naked-soled conyrat (Reithrodon typicus)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Reithrodon is referenced by 377 other articles, and connects out to Sigmodontinae, Gerbillinae and Arvicolinae.
It is catalogued under topics including Reithrodon, Rodent genera and Taxonomy articles created by Polbot.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MSB, MNHN, MMNH, AMNH
- Recorded in
- Chile, Equateur, Chili, Argentine, Argentina
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- Parent taxon
- Sigmodontinae
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- Reithrodon Gervais.png
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- topic's main category
- Category:Reithrodon
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Reithrodon is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following living species: Bunny rat (Reithrodon auritus) Naked-soled conyrat (Reithrodon typicus)
The scientific name translates as "channel tooth" and refers to grooves on the upper incisors. The oldest fossils date from the late Pliocene, about four million years ago. The immediate ancestors of the genus may have evolved as the southern regions of South America became increasingly arid around the end of the Miocene.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reithrodon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.